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Baralaba hospital planning nearly finished

Queensland Health says construction of a new hospital in the state's central region should be completed in the next two years.

A new hospital is being built at Baralaba, south-west of Rockhampton.

Fire safety concerns were raised about the old facility and aged care residents were moved to another hospital.

Queensland Health's Dr Coralee Barker says planning for the $11 million project is almost complete.

"We're currently relocating the medical superintendent's house and that will start hopefully in March, so it's on track and we hope that everything will be completed so the current residents who are in Biloela will be able to return at the end of 2011," she said.